My Car

Come take a ride! Beep beep!

Book Magazine

Bold colors, geometrical shapes and unusually sturdy pages make this an excellent choice for the very young. The brief text introduces Sam and his car, both rounded, chunky figures. Sam, who loves his red car with its purple tires, demonstrates how he cares for it. Kids will appreciate the picture that separates the car out into its basic parts, with labels attached.

Byron Barton is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs; The Three Bears; The Little Red Hen; Machines at Work; I Want to Be an Astronaut; and a series of board books: Big Machines, Dinosaurs, Tools, and Zoo Animals. He also illustrated The Little Factory, written by Sarah Weeks.